Juliet has a strained relationship with her parents, who are depicted as callous and unsympathetic to their daughter's feelings. Juliet's mother is portrayed as a distant parent, who does not understand her daughter well. Juliet confides in her nurse more than she does her mother. Although Lord Capulet has Juliet's best interests in mind, he is rather controlling and immediately chastises his daughter when she refuses to marry Paris. Lord Capulet even threatens to disown...
Juliet has a strained relationship with her parents, who are depicted as callous and unsympathetic to their daughter's feelings. Juliet's mother is portrayed as a distant parent, who does not understand her daughter well. Juliet confides in her nurse more than she does her mother. Although Lord Capulet has Juliet's best interests in mind, he is rather controlling and immediately chastises his daughter when she refuses to marry Paris. Lord Capulet even threatens to disown Juliet for disobeying his wishes in act three:
"Lay hand on heart, advise. An you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend. An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, For, by my soul, I’ll ne'er acknowledge thee, Nor what is mine shall never do thee good. Trust to ’t, bethink you. I’ll not be forsworn" (Shakespeare, 3.5.191-196).
However, Lord Capulet changes his attitude immediately once he learns that Juliet has agreed to marry Paris. After Juliet is presumed dead, Lord Capulet demonstrates his love for Juliet by openly lamenting her death.
Throughout the play, Romeo independently roams the streets of Verona with his friends. He is not under the supervision of his parents like Juliet. However, Romeo's mother and father are depicted as loving parents. The Montagues are both concerned about Romeo's melancholy behavior at the beginning of the play, and Lord Montague begs the Prince to exile Romeo instead of killing him. When they discover that their son is dead, Lord Montague demonstrates his love for his son by grieving for Romeo.
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